Kevin Durant, a big baseball fan, watches Oakland’s streak end

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Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant attends the Oakland Athletics' MLB game against the Los Angeles Angels at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant attends the Oakland Athletics' MLB game against the Los Angeles Angels at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant attends the Oakland Athletics' MLB game against the Los Angeles Angels at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant signs an autograph for a young fan as he attends the Oakland Athletics' MLB game against the Los Angeles Angels at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

A young fan shows off an autograph from Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant at the Oakland Athletics' MLB game against the Los Angeles Angels at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant attends the Oakland Athletics' MLB game against the Los Angeles Angels at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Durant watched from the prime seating area behind home plate as the A’s lost 7-3 to the Angels, snapping their streak of three consecutive walk-off victories.

The Warriors star has the next few nights off as he and his teammates await the start of the Western Conference Finals and it wasn’t surprising to see him opt to see a baseball game. Durant, who grew up in Washington D.C. loving basketball and baseball, remains a big Nationals fan. He’s also identified himself as a Giants fan.

Durant’s baseball career came to an end after his junior year in high school when he decided being a 6-foot-9 first baseman with some holes in his swing may not be the wisest career choice.

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